just back from a magical short break in Picardy...Le Crotoy to be precise
the moules were fabulous, as anticipated...
the town was lovely in a quiet way...had that wonderful salted weathered air that I love so much
...ramshackle peeling buildings
...aged colours...shutters and "shutter keepers" no idea what these are really called but they are beautiful in their detail
indispensable in a country that relies so heavily on its shutterage to keep that which must be denied access out...wonderful light, which I was keen to let in
...and a hotel which served the most divine afternoon tea...while pondering the deliciousness of our beverages my companion in the act of "taking tea" and I did decide that these beautiful and delicate teas are probably best appreciated in a gorgeous French coastal salon with a decided lack of smallfry in attendance...
something that can be tricky to recreate at home...
the children had a ball too of course...
now, it has just come to my attention that this is my 50th post (how did that happen?) so to celebrate I am going to do a very petite giveaway...leave me a comment telling me your favourite thing to eat when by the seaside (moules for me) and I will enter you in the draw to receive a little handmade lavender sachet...
these are made from the very pretty Alexander Henry cho cho (butterfly) fabric and will be finished off as soon as I relocate my pinking shears, which seem to have taken a little holiday of their own...
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